(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
antrophose
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
apostrophe
apostrophe
noun
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
approaches
approaches
noun
(military) The covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place such as a fortress or military post.
Movements to gain favour; advances.
plural of approach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approach
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archespore
archespore
noun
(biology) A group of cells from which microspores or megaspores develop
archispore
arrephoros
arsenophen
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
avoyership
barbershop
barbershop
noun
(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.
(uncountable, music) A style of a capella vocal music, sung in four-part harmony, typically by a quartet of men.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To perform in the barbershop musical style.
beachdrops
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
biospheres
biospheres
noun
plural of biosphere
brehonship
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
canephoros
canephorus
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
chamaerops
chaparejos
chaparejos
noun
chaps (trousers)
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
choeropsis
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chorioptes
christoper
christophe
chrosperma
coheirship
coheirship
noun
The state of being a coheir
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
cryosphere
cryosphere
noun
All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
cystophore
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
demorphism
diaphorase
diaphorase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of flavoprotein enzymes that catalyze the reduction of cytochrome and other similar compounds
diastrophe
diotrephes
discophore
discophore
noun
(zoology) Any of the Discophora.
ectosphere
ectosphere
noun
The cortical zone of a centrosphere
editorship
editorship
noun
The position or job of being an editor
empoverish
empoverish
verb
Obsolete spelling of impoverish
entosphere
eosphorite
eosphorite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
ephemerons
ephemerous
ephemerous
adj
(archaic) Ephemeral.
ephidrosis
epirhizous
epistrophe
epistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
epistrophy
eumorphous
euphrosyne
euphrosyne
Proper noun
One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
exospheres
exospheres
noun
plural of exosphere
exospheric
exospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to an exosphere.
felsophyre
fishpotter
forespeech
forespeech
noun
a preface
fostership
fostership
noun
The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
gonosphere
hainesport
harpooners
harpooners
noun
plural of harpooner
hasteproof
hectorship
hectorship
noun
(archaic) bullying behaviour; hectoring
hemosporid
herophilus
hesperinon
hesperinos
hieroscopy
hieroscopy
noun
hieromancy
holdership
holdership
noun
The legal right to possess and use something that is owned by someone else.
The state of being a holder; the condition of having rights to something.
holophrase
homorelaps
homosphere
homosphere
noun
The lower part of the atmosphere, up to about 60 miles or 100 km, in which there is no great change in its composition.
hopperings
hopperings
noun
The gravel that remains in the hopper of a cradle while panning for gold.
hoppestere
horoscoper
horoscoper
Noun
One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer.
horoscopes
horoscopes
noun
plural of horoscope
horseplays
horseplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horseplay
horsepower
horsepower
noun
(uncountable) Power derived from the motion of a horse.
(uncountable) Strength.
A metric unit (symbol often PS from the German abbreviation), approximately equal to 735.5 watts.
A nonmetric unit of power (symbol hp) with various definitions, for different applications. The most common of them is probably the mechanical horsepower, approximately equal to 745.7 watts.
horsewhips
horsewhips
noun
plural of horsewhip
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horsewhip
hospitaler
hospitaler
noun
Alternative form of hospitaller
hotpressed
hotpressed
adj
that has been heated and pressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hotpress
hotpresses
hotpresses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hotpress
hotspurred
hydropotes
hydropsies
hydropsies
noun
plural of hydropsy
hydroscope
hydroscope
noun
(historical) A kind of water clock consisting of a cylindrical graduated tube, from which the water escaped through a hole in the bottom.
A device for viewing objects below the surface of the water.
hydrospace
hydrospace
noun
That part of the Earth, or other planet, that lies below the surface of its lakes, seas and oceans,
hydrospire
hydrospire
noun
A flattened calcareous tube on each side of the midline of the inner part of the ambulacra of a blastoid
hygroscope
hygroscope
noun
An instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity
hypaethros
hyperbolas
hyperboles
hyperboles
noun
plural of hyperbole
hyperosmia
hyperosmia
noun
Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell
hyperosmic
hyperosmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
hypersolid
hypersolid
noun
(geometry) A solid that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
hypersonic
hypersonic
adj
(of a speed, aeronautics) Far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or dissociation of the air.
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
hyperstoic
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypnosperm
hypnospore
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
hypodermis
hypodermis
noun
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
(botany) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.
An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
hypotensor
hypsometer
hypsometer
noun
An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
hypsometry
hypsometry
noun
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
impoverish
impoverish
verb
(intransitive) To become poor.
(transitive) To make poor.
(transitive) To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
ionosphere
ionosphere
noun
The part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more.
The similar region of the atmosphere of another planet.
isophorone
isophorone
noun
(chemistry) An α,β-unsaturated cyclic ketone, a colourless to yellowish liquid with a characteristic smell, used as a solvent and as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
kanephoros
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
lectorship
lectorship
noun
The role or post of a lector.
leptorchis
lithosperm
logperches
logperches
noun
plural of logperch
macpherson
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
mesomorphy
mesophragm
mesophryon
mesophryon
noun
(anatomy) glabella (the space between the eyebrows and nose)
mesosphere
mesosphere
noun
(geology) The part of the Earth's mantle below the asthenosphere and above the outer core.
(meteorology) The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.
misosopher
misosopher
noun
One who hates wisdom or knowledge.
morphemics
morphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of morphemes, or of the morphemic structure of a language.
mothership
mothership
noun
Alternative spelling of mother ship
The state of being a mother; motherhood
nephroncus
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
nonshipper
nonshipper
noun
A person or organisation that is not a shipper.
nonspheral
nonspheric
oncosphere
oncosphere
noun
An embryonic form of a tapeworm, enclosed in a spherical membrane armed with six hooks
openairish
opisthenar
opisthenar
noun
(medicine, anatomy, rare) The back of the hand.
oreophasis
orphanages
orphanages
noun
plural of orphanage
orpheonist
orthoepies
orthoepies
noun
plural of orthoepy
orthoepist
orthoepist
noun
An expert at orthoepy: a person who studies the pronunciation of words, especially (historical) one of the orthoepists, 16th- and 17th-century linguists who tried to establish standard English pronunciations and spellings.
orthoscope
orthoscope
noun
An instrument for drawing projections of a skull.
An instrument for examining the interior of an eye.